The Road to Homeownership, From Hacienda to Habitat
Gabriela Ortiz will be one of 21 new homeowners at Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s Helensview property on 64th and Killingsworth in the Cully neighborhood. Her story is one of … Read More >
Oak Leaf Mobile Home Residents on Verge of Historic Victory to Save Their Homes
By Cameron Herrington, Living Cully In January 2016, the 30 families living at the Oak Leaf Mobile Home Park (4556 NE Killingsworth) began hearing rumors that their park would be … Read More >
Grant Will Help Neighbors Design Columbia Slough Trail System Through Cully
March, 2016. Verde on behalf of Living Cully was awarded funds from the Metro Nature in Neighborhoods Regional Trails Grants program in the Spring of 2016 to support the final design and … Read More >
St. Charles Church, Living Cully Partner on Mobile Home Repairs
Laura Peraza woke up every night fearing that her roof would not last another day. The dripping in her living room would require her to get up and empty a … Read More >
Planting the Seed for a Youth Recreation Area at Living Cully Plaza
June 9th, 2016. It was the last day of school for Portland Public Schools and by 2:00 pm it had started to drizzle. But the rain didn’t stop more than … Read More >
Habitat Welcomes Cully Neighborhood Revitalization Manager
Taren Evans is Habitat’s new Neighborhood Revitalization Manager working in the Cully Neighborhood. She will oversee the Home Repair Program, including outreach to potential homeowners, selection of qualified projects … Read More >
Cully Youth: Learning and Advocating for Transportation Options
Spring, 2016. In partnership with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) Nestor Campos, Verde Education Coordinator, taught a 9 week transportation options curriculum for middle school youth in … Read More >
Keeping Cully Residents in their Homes: Cully Weatherization and Home Repair 2.0
Cully Weatherization and Home Repair 2.0, worked with 14 low-income homeowners over the past year to provide critical home repairs and weatherization services. The program, a collaboration between Living Cully, … Read More >
Construction Underway on 21 Habitat Homes in Cully
Phase one is underway at Helensview, Habitat’s 21-home community located in northeast Portland’s Cully neighborhood. The first six homes are in the final stages of framing and roofing, with four … Read More >
Cully Neighborhood Wayfinding Signs
By Malin Jimenez, Verde. Living Cully has come together with community members to design a temporary Wayfinding system for the Cully neighborhood; and we want your feedback! The Wayfinding system is … Read More >